Deploying the Meeting Survivability token

Meeting survivability uses the concept of a survivability token. This token is automatically sent to the client when a user logs in to the Zoom account during regular meeting operations.  The token is unique to the customer's account and is shared by the Zoom cloud to enable the client to operate in survivability mode during an outage. 

However, if a client hasn't logged in during normal meetings, then the client won't have the token and must be "primed" with the survivability token manually to use the survivability functionality.   

Administrators can deploy the Meeting Survivability token to their desired Windows, macOS, or Linux devices to ensure that users within their organization can communicate effectively and collaborate even if access to the Zoom Cloud is unavailable. 

Requirements for deploying the Meeting Survivability token

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How to retrieve the Meeting Surivability token 

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit account settings.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Account Management, then Account Settings.
  3. Click the Meeting tab.
  4. Under In Meeting (Advanced), find Enable meeting survivability.
  5. Under the selected Survivability zone, the survivability token will be displayed.
  6. The token can be retrieved either by:

How to deploy the Meeting Survivability token via MSI 

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For more detailed information about MSI deployment, please refer to the mass installation for Windows support article.
  

The Survivability token can be deployed via MSI configuration. An example configuration would be as below, where [Token] is replaced with the generated token:

msiexec /i ZoomInstallerFull.msi ZConfig=AllowedMeetingSurvivability=[token] 

How to deploy the Meeting Survivability token via PLIST

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For more detailed information about PLIST deployment, please refer to the mass installation for macOS support article.
  

The Survivability token can be deployed via PLIST configuration. An example configuration would be as below, where [Token] is replaced with the generated token:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>AllowedMeetingSurvivability</key>
<string>[Token]</string>
</dict>
</plist

Note: Administrators can also download a list file with the AllowedMeetingSurvivability entry already configured and deploy the file directly to the desired macOS devices.

How to deploy the Meeting Survivability token via GPO

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For more detailed information about GPO deployment, please refer to the Group Policy options for Windows support article.
  

Via registry file

If incorporating within your Zoom global policy registration file:

  1. Within your ZoomMeetingsGlobalPolicy file, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Zoom\Zoom Meetings\Meetings.
  2. Find AllowedMeetingSurvivability and paste the token retrieved from within your Zoom account. 
  3. Save the file.

Note: Administrators can also download a registry file with the AllowedMeetingSurvivability entry already configured and deploy the file directly to the desired Windows devices.

Via Group Policy Management Console

  1. Open Group Policy Management Console.
  2. Zoom Meetings Administrative Template
  3. Under Zoom Meetings Settings, navigate to Allow the client to switch to survivable mode and open the setting.
  4. Click Enabled.
  5. Under Options, paste the Survivability token.
  6. Click Apply.

How to deploy the Meeting Survivability token to Linux devices

The Survivability token can be deployed to Linux devices via a Config file. An example configuration would be as below, where [Token] is replaced with the generated token:

AllowedMeetingSurvivability="[Token]"

This configuration key and value would be set in the configuration file located here:
~/.config/zoomus.conf